The Social Citizen: Peer Networks and Political Behavior

Political party preference and social trust in four Nordic countries

Koivula, A., Saarinen, A., & Räsänen, P. (2017) · Comparative European Politics · doi:10.1057/s41295-017-0103-0 · Cited by 24

Partisanship Meets Social Networks: How Politically Heterogeneous Acquaintances and Close Relationships Buffer Partisan Animosity

Baldassarri, D., & de Jong, J. (2025) · Sociological Science · doi:10.15195/v12.a18 · Cited by 24

Talking Politics and Engaging in Activism: The Influence of Publics’ Social Networks on Corporations in the Public Sphere

Saffer, A. J., Yang, A., & Qu, Y. (2019) · Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media · doi:10.1080/08838151.2019.1660130 · Cited by 24

From Political Mobilization to Electoral Participation: Turnout in Barcelona in the 1930s

Amat, F., Boix, C., Muñoz, J., & Rodón, T. (2020) · The Journal of Politics · doi:10.1086/708684 · Cited by 23

Your social ties, your personal public sphere, your responsibility: How users construe a sense of personal responsibility for intervention against uncivil comments on Facebook

Gagrčin, E. (2022) · New Media & Society · doi:10.1177/14614448221117499 · Cited by 23

A Two-Stage Theory of Discussant Influence on Vote Choice in Multiparty Systems

Schmitt‐Beck, R., & Partheymüller, J. (2014) · British Journal of Political Science · doi:10.1017/s0007123414000301 · Cited by 23

The Effect of Network Structure on Preference Formation

Klar, S., & Shmargad, Y. (2017) · Journal of Politics · doi:10.1086/689972 · Cited by 21

Social Desirability and Affective Polarization

Connors, E. C. (2023) · Public Opinion Quarterly · doi:10.1093/poq/nfad053 · Cited by 22

How voters choose one out of many: a conjoint analysis of the effects of endorsements on candidate choice

Christensen, H. S., Helimäki, T., Mattila, M., & von Schoultz, Å. (2021) · Political Research Exchange · doi:10.1080/2474736x.2021.1892456 · Cited by 21

Group Norms, Social Pressure, and Ethnic Voting

Rosenzweig, S. C. (2024) · Political Studies · doi:10.1177/00323217241299365 · Cited by 23

TikTok and Civic Activity Among Young Adults

Moffett, K. W., & Rice, L. L. (2023) · Social Science Computer Review · doi:10.1177/08944393231188470 · Cited by 41

If We Build It, Only Some Will Come: An Experimental Study of Mobilization for Seattle’s Democracy Voucher Program

Henderson, G. L., & Han, H. C. (2020) · Journal of Experimental Political Science · doi:10.1017/xps.2020.32 · Cited by 19

Channels for Influence or Maps of Behavior? A Field Experiment on Social Networks and Cooperation

Atwell, P. C., & Nathan, N. L. (2021) · American Journal of Political Science · doi:10.1111/ajps.12586 · Cited by 16

Age-group identity and political participation

Trachtman, S., Anzia, S. F., & Hill, C. (2023) · Research & Politics · doi:10.1177/20531680231166838 · Cited by 19

Labor Unions and Non-member Political Protest Mobilization in the United States

Lyon, G., & Schaffner, B. F. (2020) · Political Research Quarterly · doi:10.1177/1065912920950826 · Cited by 19

Reaching the Individual: EU Accession, NGOs, and Human Rights

Bracic, A. (2016) · American Political Science Review · doi:10.1017/s000305541600023x · Cited by 19

WhatsApp, Polarization, and Non-Conventional Political Participation: Chile and Colombia Before the Social Outbursts of 2019

Scherman, A., Etchegaray, N., Browne, M., Mazorra, D., & Rojas, H. (2022) · Media and Communication · doi:10.17645/mac.v10i4.5817 · Cited by 20

Close Relationships in Close Elections

Lee, B. (2020) · Social Forces · doi:10.1093/sf/soaa101 · Cited by 19

Right Cause, Wrong Method? Examining the Politics of State Takeover in Georgia

Welsh, R. O., Williams, S. M., Little, S., & Graham, J. (2017) · Urban Affairs Review · doi:10.1177/1078087417714061 · Cited by 18

Reducing Prejudice toward Refugees: Evidence That Social Networks Influence Attitude Change in Uganda

Larson, J., & Lewis, J. I. (2024) · American Political Science Review · doi:10.1017/s0003055424000303 · Cited by 19

Can governments use Get Out The Vote letters to solve Europe’s turnout crisis? Evidence from a field experiment

Bhatti, Y., Dahlgaard, J. O., Hansen, J. H., & Hansen, K. M. (2017) · West European Politics · doi:10.1080/01402382.2017.1339985 · Cited by 20

Service, Activism, and Friendships in High School: A Longitudinal Social Network Analysis of Peer Influence and Critical Beliefs

Wegemer, C. M. (2021) · Journal of Youth and Adolescence · doi:10.1007/s10964-021-01549-2 · Cited by 22

Black Networks Matter: The Role of Interracial Contact and Social Media in the 2020 Black Lives Matter Protests

Simonson, M. D., Block Jr, R., Druckman, J. N., Ognyanova, K., & Lazer, D. M. J. (2024) · doi:10.1017/9781009415842 · Cited by 17

Determinants of UAE Voters’ Preferences for Federal National Council Candidates

Yaghi, A., & Antwi‐Boateng, O. (2015) · Digest of Middle East Studies · doi:10.1111/dome.12069 · Cited by 17

Spillover Effects in the Presence of Unobserved Networks

Egami, N. (2020) · Political Analysis · doi:10.1017/pan.2020.28 · Cited by 16

Living Together, Voting Together: Voters Moving in Together Before an Election Have Higher Turnout

Dahlgaard, J. O., Bhatti, Y., Hansen, J. H., & Hansen, K. M. (2021) · British Journal of Political Science · doi:10.1017/s0007123420000691 · Cited by 16

Civic Feedbacks: Linking Collective Action, Organizational Strategy, and Influence over Public Policy

Han, H. C., Campbell, A. L., & McKenna, E. (2022) · Perspectives on Politics · doi:10.1017/s1537592722000986 · Cited by 22

Polarization in COVID-19 Vaccine Discussion Networks

Amlani, S., Kiesel, S., & Butters, R. (2023) · American Politics Research · doi:10.1177/1532673x221148670 · Cited by 18

Emotion Management: Unexpected Research Opportunities

Bianchi, A. J., Ruch, A., Ritter, M. J., & Kim, J. H. (2016) · Sociology Compass · doi:10.1111/soc4.12340 · Cited by 17

Feeling Attached and Feeling Accepted: Implications for Political Inclusion among Visible Minority Immigrants in Canada

Bilodeau, A., White, S., Turgeon, L., & Henderson, A. (2019) · International Migration · doi:10.1111/imig.12657 · Cited by 16

Economic crisis, social networks, and political preferences

Liu, L.-S., Kuo, A., & Fernández-Albertos, J. (2020) · Socio-Economic Review · doi:10.1093/ser/mwaa024 · Cited by 15

Spillover Effects in the Presence of Unobserved Networks

Egami, N. (2021) · RePEc: Research Papers in Economics · Cited by 16

Discussion Networks, Issues, and Perceptions of Polarization in the American Electorate

Lyons, J., & Sokhey, A. E. (2017) · Political Behavior · doi:10.1007/s11109-017-9387-7 · Cited by 17

How Stable is the Sense of Civic Duty to Vote? A Panel Study on the Individual-Level Stability of the Attitude

Feitosa, F., & Galais, C. (2019) · International Journal of Public Opinion Research · doi:10.1093/ijpor/edz029 · Cited by 16

Unresponsive and Unpersuaded: The Unintended Consequences of Voter Persuasion EffortsPreprint

Bailey, M. A., Hopkins, D. J., & Rogers, T. (2013) · SSRN Electronic Journal · doi:10.2139/ssrn.2307631 · Cited by 16

Accuracy Motivations, Predispositions, and Social Information in Political Discussion Networks

Pietryka, M. T. (2015) · Political Psychology · doi:10.1111/pops.12255 · Cited by 17

Principled Moderation: Understanding Parties’ Support of Moderate Candidates

Hassell, H. J. G. (2017) · Legislative Studies Quarterly · doi:10.1111/lsq.12197 · Cited by 16

Foreclosure’s Fallout: Economic Adversity and Voter Turnout

Shah, P. R., & Wichowsky, A. (2018) · Political Behavior · doi:10.1007/s11109-018-9509-x · Cited by 13

The social network of solidarity with migrants: The role of perceived injunctive norms on intergroup helping behaviors

Roblain, A., Hanioti, M., Paulis, E., Haute, É. V., & Green, E. G. T. (2020) · European Journal of Social Psychology · doi:10.1002/ejsp.2700 · Cited by 16

Social influence and political participation around the world

Bimber, B., & de Zúñiga, H. G. (2022) · European Political Science Review · doi:10.1017/s175577392200008x · Cited by 9

Participation in the Wake of Adversity: Blame Attribution and Policy-Oriented Evaluations

Levin, I., Sinclair, J., & Alvarez, R. M. (2015) · Political Behavior · doi:10.1007/s11109-015-9316-6 · Cited by 15

Is It Still the Economy? Economic Voting in Polarized Politics

Moreira, T. (2025) · British Journal of Political Science · doi:10.1017/s0007123424000619 · Cited by 17

Where Do the Less Affluent Vote? The Effect of Neighbourhood Social Context on Individual Voting Intentions in England

Jöst, P. (2021) · Political Studies · doi:10.1177/00323217211027480 · Cited by 11

The Context of Voting: Does Neighborhood Ethnic Diversity Affect Turnout?

Bhatti, Y., Danckert, B., & Hansen, K. M. (2016) · Social Forces · doi:10.1093/sf/sow093 · Cited by 14

Election Ink and Turnout in a Partial Democracy

Ferree, K. E., Jung, D. F., Dowd, R. A., & Gibson, C. C. (2018) · British Journal of Political Science · doi:10.1017/s0007123418000121 · Cited by 13

Issues, Publics, Organizations, and Personal Networks: Toward an Integrated Issue Engagement Model

Qu, Y., & Saffer, A. J. (2023) · Journal of Public Relations Research · doi:10.1080/1062726x.2023.2227300 · Cited by 13

Signaling Sophistication: How Social Expectations Can Increase Political Information Acquisition

Marshall, J. (2018) · The Journal of Politics · doi:10.1086/700199 · Cited by 13

Does Social Disagreement Attenuate Partisan Motivated Reasoning? A Test Case Concerning Economic Evaluations

Robison, J. (2018) · British Journal of Political Science · doi:10.1017/s0007123418000315 · Cited by 14

Can low-cost, scalable, online interventions increase youth informed political participation in electoral authoritarian contexts?

Ferrali, R., Grossman, G., & Larreguy, H. (2023) · Science Advances · doi:10.1126/sciadv.adf1222 · Cited by 14

Measuring Constituency Ideology Using Bayesian Universal Kriging

Gill, J. (2020) · State Politics & Policy Quarterly · doi:10.1177/1532440020930197 · Cited by 12

Participation in community organizing: Cross‐sectional and longitudinal analyses of impacts on sociopolitical development

Speer, P. W., Christens, B. D., & Peterson, N. A. (2021) · Journal of Community Psychology · doi:10.1002/jcop.22578 · Cited by 13

Measuring networks in the field

Larson, J., & Lewis, J. I. (2019) · Political Science Research and Methods · doi:10.1017/psrm.2019.5 · Cited by 12

It’s Not All About Resources

Miller, J. M., & Saunders, K. L. (2015) · American Politics Research · doi:10.1177/1532673x15599840 · Cited by 13

The Role of Social Context in Shaping Student-Athlete Opinions

Druckman, J. N., Gilli, M., Klar, S., & Robison, J. (2014) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0115159 · Cited by 12

Measuring State and District Ideology with Spatial Realignment

Monogan, J. E., & Gill, J. (2015) · Political Science Research and Methods · doi:10.1017/psrm.2015.5 · Cited by 11

The Meaning of Links: On the interpretation of hyperlinks in the study of polarization in blogging about climate change

Elgesem, D. (2019) · Nordicom review/NORDICOM review · doi:10.2478/nor-2019-0014 · Cited by 11

At the Intersection of Gender and Class: How Were Newly Enfranchised Women Mobilized in Sweden?

Morgan-Collins, M., & Natusch, G. (2022) · Comparative Political Studies · doi:10.1177/00104140211036036 · Cited by 10

Place-Based Campaigning: The Political Impact of Real Grassroots Mobilization

Bischof, D., & Kurer, T. (2023) · The Journal of Politics · doi:10.1086/723985 · Cited by 10

“I Can’t Vote if I Don’t Leave My Apartment”: The Problem of Neighborhood Violence and its Impact on the Political Behavior of Black American Women Living Below the Poverty Line

Moffett-Bateau, A. J. (2023) · Urban Affairs Review · doi:10.1177/10780874231162930 · Cited by 13

Optimal Influence Design in Networks

Jeong, D., & Shin, E. (2022) · Journal of Economic Theory · doi:10.1016/j.jet.2024.105877 · Cited by 10

Explaining cross-country variation in collective action in the digital era

Jenkins, M. D. (2019) · Journal of Information Technology & Politics · doi:10.1080/19331681.2019.1572567 · Cited by 11

A Genealogy for Post-Truth Democracies: Philosophy, Affects, Technology

Maldonado, M. A. (2020) · Communication & Society · doi:10.15581/003.33.2.65-78 · Cited by 10

Mobilizing Group Membership

Druckman, J. N., & GREEN, D. P. (2013) · SAGE Open · doi:10.1177/2158244013492781 · Cited by 10

Corporate Politicking, Together: Ties, Lobbying and Giving in a Polarized and Connected World

Kowal, M. S. (2017) · Business and Politics · doi:10.1017/bap.2017.14 · Cited by 12

Leveling or tilting the playing field: Social networking sites and offline political communication inequality

Cho, J., & Keum, H. (2016) · The Social Science Journal · doi:10.1016/j.soscij.2016.01.002 · Cited by 9

Third Party Presence and the Political Salience of Ethnicity in Survey Data

Malik, M., & Siddiqui, N. A. (2023) · The Journal of Politics · doi:10.1086/726937 · Cited by 9

Being excellent: predicting team performance, proactivity, and proficiency in technology industries

Tsai, Y.-H., Joe, S.-W., Lin, C., Huang, C.-C., & Ma, H.-C. (2015) · Total Quality Management & Business Excellence · doi:10.1080/14783363.2015.1125288 · Cited by 9

Struggling up the hill

Schmitt‐Beck, R. (2015) · Party Politics · doi:10.1177/1354068815605675 · Cited by 9

Should we study political behaviour as rituals? Towards a general micro theory of politics in everyday life

Marx, P. (2019) · Rationality and Society · doi:10.1177/1043463119853543 · Cited by 10

Social Network Disagreement and Reasoned Candidate Preferences

Ekstrom, P. D., Smith, B. A., Williams, A. L., & Kim, H. (2020) · American Politics Research · doi:10.1177/1532673x19858343 · Cited by 6

Cheating in online gaming spreads through observation and victimization

Kim, J. E., & Tsvetkova, M. (2021) · Network Science · doi:10.1017/nws.2021.19 · Cited by 14

Partisan Conversion Through Neighborhood Influence: How Voters Adopt the Partisanship of Their Neighbors

Brown, J. (2024) · The Journal of Politics · doi:10.1086/732981 · Cited by 9

From the Secret Ballot to the Public Vote: Examining Voters’ Experience of Political Discussion in Vote-by-Mail Elections

Reedy, J., Gastil, J., & Moy, P. (2015) · Political Communication · doi:10.1080/10584609.2014.969462 · Cited by 9

She Was Born in a Small Town: The Advantages and Disadvantages in Political Knowledge and Efficacy for Rural Girls

Lay, J. C. (2016) · Journal of Women Politics & Policy · doi:10.1080/1554477x.2016.1219590 · Cited by 9

Differential Learning in Communication Networks. Interpersonal Communication Moderating Influences of News Media Usage on Political Knowledge

Schäfer, A. (2015) · International Journal of Public Opinion Research · doi:10.1093/ijpor/edv019 · Cited by 11

Betting on the underdog: the influence of social networks on vote choice

Fredén, A., Rheault, L., & Indridason, I. (2020) · Political Science Research and Methods · doi:10.1017/psrm.2020.21 · Cited by 9

Examining the Relationship Between Civic Education and Partisan Alignment in Young Voters

Clark, C. H. (2016) · Theory & Research in Social Education · doi:10.1080/00933104.2016.1250690 · Cited by 12

Social networks and voter turnout

Kernell, G., & Lamberson, P. J. (2023) · Royal Society Open Science · doi:10.1098/rsos.230704 · Cited by 7

Who’s Persuasive? Understanding Citizen-to-Citizen Efforts to Change Minds

Naunov, M., Rueda-Cañòn, C., & Ryan, T. J. (2025) · The Journal of Politics · doi:10.1086/735630 · Cited by 9

Testing epistemic democracy’s claims for majority rule

Berger, W. J., & Sales, A. (2019) · Politics Philosophy & Economics · doi:10.1177/1470594x19870260 · Cited by 7

Why Public Sector Union Members Support Their Unions: Survey and Experimental Evidence

Hertel‐Fernandez, A., & Porter, E. V. (2020) · Social Forces · doi:10.1093/sf/soaa087 · Cited by 7

The Dynamics of Socially Supplied Information: Examining Discussion Network Stability Over Time

Sokhey, A. E., Baker, A., & Djupe, P. A. (2015) · International Journal of Public Opinion Research · doi:10.1093/ijpor/edv028 · Cited by 7

Social Constraint and Self‐Doubt: Mechanisms of Social Network influence on Resistance to Persuasion

Levitan, L. C. (2017) · Political Psychology · doi:10.1111/pops.12458 · Cited by 9

Identification and Sensitivity Analysis of Contagion Effects in Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trials

Imai, K., & Jiang, Z. (2019) · Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (Statistics in Society) · doi:10.1111/rssa.12528 · Cited by 7

Peer Effects and Externalities in Technology Adoption: Evidence from Community Reporting in UgandaPreprint

Ferrali, R., Grossman, G., Izama, M. P., & Rodden, J. (2018) · SSRN Electronic Journal · doi:10.2139/ssrn.3107855 · Cited by 7

Civic Organizations and the Political Participation of Cross-Pressured Americans: The Case of the Labor Movement

Hertel-Fernandez, A. (2024) · American Political Science Review · doi:10.1017/s0003055424000856 · Cited by 4

Partisanship and Political Socialization in Electoral Autocracies

Letsa, N. (2024) · American Political Science Review · doi:10.1017/s0003055424000261 · Cited by 7

Political Discussion Networks and Political Engagement among Voters of Color

Carlson, T. N., Abrajano, M., & Bedolla, L. G. (2019) · Political Research Quarterly · doi:10.1177/1065912919873729 · Cited by 6

He Said, She Said

McClurg, S. D., Wade, M. L., & Wright-Phillips, M. V. (2013) · American Politics Research · doi:10.1177/1532673x13491489 · Cited by 6

The Importance of Generative Models for Assessing Network StructurePreprint

Denny, M. J. (2016) · SSRN Electronic Journal · doi:10.2139/ssrn.2798493 · Cited by 6

Computational Social Science

Alvarez, R. M., & Kim, S. S. (2019) · Oxford University Press eBooks · doi:10.1093/obo/9780199756223-0285 · Cited by 6

Peer Effects and Recidivism: Wartime Connections and Criminality among Colombian Ex-Combatants

Vásquez-Cortés, M. (2024) · American Political Science Review · doi:10.1017/s0003055424000212 · Cited by 4

Do grids demobilize? How street networks, social networks, and political networks intersect

Nathan, N. L. (2024) · American Journal of Political Science · doi:10.1111/ajps.12912 · Cited by 5

Labor Unions and Voter Turnout in the American States: Direct Versus Indirect Mobilization

Kim, G. (2022) · State Politics & Policy Quarterly · doi:10.1017/spq.2021.33 · Cited by 5

Simplification and analysis of a model of social interaction in voting

Lafuerza, L. F., Dyson, L., Edmonds, B., & McKane, A. J. (2016) · The European Physical Journal B · doi:10.1140/epjb/e2016-70062-2 · Cited by 5

Labor Unions and Political Mobilization: Diminishing Returns of Repetitious Contact

Lamare, J. R. (2016) · Industrial Relations A Journal of Economy and Society · doi:10.1111/irel.12137 · Cited by 5

Simplification and analysis of a model of social interaction in voting

Lafuerza, L. F., Dyson, L., Edmonds, B., & McKane, A. J. (2016) · e-space (Manchester Metropolitan University) · doi:10.82444/warw.33721555 · Cited by 5

Getting out the vote in the projects: lessons from a community organizing experiment

Grumbach, J. M., Han, H. C., & Warren, D. T. (2022) · Politics Groups and Identities · doi:10.1080/21565503.2022.2092015 · Cited by 5

Unveiling the multidimensional nature of policy acceptability: A cross‐national approach

Jenkins, M. D., & Gomez, D. M. (2025) · Policy Studies Journal · doi:10.1111/psj.70031 · Cited by 4

The Social Roots of Asian American Partisanship

Raychaudhuri, T. (2025) · Oxford University Press eBooks · doi:10.1093/9780197826560.001.0001 · Cited by 4

Citizen

Knight, L. W. (2005) · University of Chicago Press eBooks · doi:10.7208/chicago/9780226447018.001.0001 · Cited by 130

The Social Law

(2013) · University of Chicago Press eBooks · doi:10.7208/chicago/9780226134857.003.0005

Citizen Speak

Perrin, A. J. (2006) · University of Chicago Press eBooks · doi:10.7208/chicago/9780226660783.001.0001 · Cited by 108

Social Theory Now

Benzecry, C. E., Krause, M., & Reed, I. A. (2017) · University of Chicago Press eBooks · doi:10.7208/chicago/9780226475318.001.0001 · Cited by 22

2. The Social in Social Citizenship

Brodie, J. (2008) · University of Toronto Press eBooks · doi:10.3138/9781442688957-004 · Cited by 40